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Lawrence County was established by the legislature of the Alabama Territory on February 6, 1818 and was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the U.S. government forced most of the members of these Southeast tribes to go west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory to the west. They wanted to extinguish their land claims to open the area to settlement by Americans.
Numerous Cherokee and mixed-race European-Cherokee descendants, sometimes called "Black Dutch", have stayed in the Lawrence County area. According to the census, the county has the highest number of self-identified Native Americans in the state. The state-recognized Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama has their Blue Clan in this county with 4,000 enrolled members.
Adjacent Counties
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Winston County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Caddo
- Chalybeate Springs
- Courtland
- Hatton
- Hillsboro
- Landersville
- Loosier
- Moulton (County Seat)
- Mount Hope
- Muck City
- North Courtland
- Oakville
- Pittsburg
- Speake
- Town Creek
- Wolf Springs
- Wren
- Youngtown
Links
Bankhead National Forest (part)